I need some help from you guys. I don't post here often but I've lurked for many years.
On August 22, 2008 I get pulled over and get a speeding ticket from a police officer for going 82 km/hr in a 60 zone. However, this was on Country Hills which was under construction but still showed a sign that had a speed limit of 80 km/hr. The police officer tells me that he clocked me going over 100 km/hr at some points.
I take some pictures of the 80km/hr sign and decide to go to court and set a date for this coming Friday. Tonight, the same police officer shows up at my door and asks me if I still intend to go to court on Friday. I say yes and then he pulls out another speeding ticket for going 104 km/hr on that same night! He says that he was letting me off easy for the 82 km/hr and since I've decided to take him to court he's going to issue me this ticket now.
Before he leaves, he says that if I decide to pay off the original 82 km/hr ticket and cancel the court date, he won't "put in" the 104 km/hr ticket into the system.
To me, it seems like the police officer is threatening me with a second ticket if I go to court to fight off the first one.
Is it legal to receive two tickets for the same offense? What advice would you give me in this situation? Should I go to court? File a complaint? Get a lawyer?
Thanks everyone for their help. I still can't believe this just happened to me.